Global Patent Index - EP 1094870 A1

EP 1094870 A1 20010502 - APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A CARD GAME

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A CARD GAME

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM SPIELEN EINES KARTENSPIELS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR JEU DE CARTES

Publication

EP 1094870 A1 20010502 (EN)

Application

EP 99937804 A 19990708

Priority

  • US 9201798 P 19980708
  • ZA 9900049 W 19990708

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6474649B1] A card game using conventional deck of 52 playing cards. Unique symbols which are different from the standard markings on playing cards of the conventional 52 card deck are provided on a select number of the playing cards. Each unique symbol being provided on only one card and no card having more than one unique symbol. Each player is associated with a unique symbol. The unique symbols may be associated to a player by providing a respective unique symbol at each player station of a card game table, and each player being assigned a player station. Each player optionally places a bet upon a chance that predetermined event will occur. Cards are dealt to the players and to a dealer according to a set of rules. If a predetermined event occurs wherein one or more of the player's cards and the dealer's cards having a playing card with a unique symbol corresponding with the player's associated unique symbol, that player is paid a return amount.

IPC 1-7

A63F 3/00; A63F 1/02

IPC 8 full level

A63F 1/02 (2006.01); A63F 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63F 1/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 3/00157 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0002633 A1 20000120; AT E235942 T1 20030415; AU 5255999 A 20000201; AU 753457 B2 20021017; BR 9913683 A 20010515; CA 2335826 A1 20000120; DE 69906531 D1 20030508; DE 69906531 T2 20040304; EP 1094870 A1 20010502; EP 1094870 B1 20030402; NZ 508841 A 20030530; PT 1094870 E 20030829; US 6474649 B1 20021105; ZA 200007241 B 20010607

DOCDB simple family (application)

ZA 9900049 W 19990708; AT 99937804 T 19990708; AU 5255999 A 19990708; BR 9913683 A 19990708; CA 2335826 A 19990708; DE 69906531 T 19990708; EP 99937804 A 19990708; NZ 50884199 A 19990708; PT 99937804 T 19990708; US 74306401 A 20010104; ZA 200007241 A 20001207